makes it an act of obedience to Allah without such authorization has instituted in religion something Allah has not permitted.

It is well known that strength is a blessing, as is beauty, along with Allah’s other blessings, which none but He can count. Does anyone take the mere fact that something is a blessing as evidence that using it however one wishes is recommended? Or is the recipient commanded not to use it in disobedience, and encouraged to use it only in obedience to Allah Most High?

Arguing in this way is like citing Allah’s bestowal of authority and wealth to justify the oppression, immoral acts, and similar deeds for which people habitually use them. Using a beautiful voice in songs and with musical instruments is like using physical beauty for immoral acts, authority for arrogance, oppression, and aggression, or wealth for similar purposes.

He should then be told: Unbelievers and evildoers use this blessing in various forms of unbelief and wickedness more than believers use it in faith. Unbelievers and evildoers derive more enjoyment from melodious sounds than Muslims do. What praise, then, does this blessing merit on that account if it is not used in obedience to Allah and His Messenger?

As for his statement that Allah censured the harsh voice, he is mistaken. Allah does not censure something He has created that is not an act of His servant. He censures the servant only for his voluntary actions